Where's my lube?

I found out a few weeks back that the quick oil change place where I've had my oil changed for
YEARS has not been greasing the lube points on the chasis. Tech said it had become a liability issue. So now I'm sitting at my local dealer, since they are open on Saturdays, getting my state inspection and service. I ask about chassis lube and the service writer looks at me like I have 2 heads.
Where did the lube go in the Oil, lube & filter service? I'm getting old.

 

There haven’t been grease points on cars for decades.

 

Service guy just came out after checking with his manager. I tend to hold onto vehicles, so I'll be the first to admit that I don't have the newest vehicles, but was surprised that the lube points are mostly a thing of the past. When I was a pup, I busted tires and did the oil lube and filter work at a full service gas station, but left working on cars behind me nearly 30 years ago.
Next you're gonna tell me they're making electric vehicles.

 

Make sure you pop off the wheel bearing caps and slap some lube in there too LMAO!

 

I drive a 24 year old vehicle and don’t have lube points. How old is yours?

 

Currently a 2017, but mostly a motorcycle before that, although my wife has a 2011, and my son still has her previous ride, a 2004, but its been over 30 years since I've done more than change a tire on a car.

 

Get a side by side, they have grease zerks on all the uppy downy points.

 

Everything is "greased for life" now. Another way they can save money making the parts, as most people didn't lube them anyway. And, Now because they are greased for (a much shorter) life, they can now SELL you more replacement parts. Win Win for everybody but you, the consumer.

 

Yeah, greased for life. So will your bunghole when you start replacing those parts.

You sure got a purty mouth.

 

Gonna disagree on this one. Re-lubeable parts would fail just as much as the new shit. The lube ports and bushings were prone to more failure then the ‘newer’ constructed permanent bushings/joints. Most folks never maintained their own shit anyway to justify the minuscule extra cost of the lube part.

 

also known as Planned Obsolescence

 

Lots of enginerds get paid handsomely to design parts to last 36,001 miles…

 

My 25 yo LX has 4 on the u joints and drive shafts.

 

My Ford has probably 20 zerks......It's a 2120 by the way.

 

How much was Time Machine to go pick that up?

 

I agree, to a point. If you're not going to properly grease and perform PM on you vehicles greasable joints then ya, they'll fail at the same interval, or probably sooner than factory greased for life fittings. If you DO perform proper PM at appropriate intervals you will see a longer life from those joints and fittings. Most people, myself included (I have no shame in admitting it) will NOT do it though. Thus, the OEM's are like "Why bother?" Saves them money making the parts, and makes them money on replacements. Why wouldn't they take advantage of that.

I'd love to see the data though as I find this stuff interesting. I'm sure fleet vehicle maintenance departments have tons of data on this stuff.

 

My fav is zerks with sealed bearings installed lol. Missed it by >that< much.....Commonly found in mower spindles, and similar things.

 

What? No farmers here???

 

I'm surprised this thread has remained 'on topic,' for two whole days, with this thread title.

 

Figures, it would take a wanker to draw the connection....